Exploration & Purchases
Key People & Inventions
Causes and Effects
Native Americans and Westward Expansion
100
Q1
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River.
Treaty of Ghent
Adam-Onis Treaty
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
100
Name the artist of the famous painting that shows settlers and best represents Manifest Destiny.
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Robert Fulton
Samuel Morse
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
100
Q6
Which of the following was an outcome of the War of 1812?
Great Britain gave up hope of controlling the United States.
“The Star Spangled Banner” became the national anthem.
The United States became an independent country.
Great Britain gave up hope of controlling the United States.
100
Q12
Why was President Jackson’s forced removal of the Cherokee called the Trail of Tears?
They were sad to be forced to leave their homes.
They sang sad songs as they marched to their new homes.
The American Indians followed the Tears River trail.
They were sad to be forced to leave their homes.
200
Q1
Name one economic effect the Louisiana Purchase had on American farmers.
Began shipping goods via the Mississippi River
Crops began to die
prevented the US from expanding past the Appalachian Mountains
Began shipping goods via the Mississippi River
200
Q7
How did Robert Fulton’s most famous invention, the steamboat, contribute to westward migration?
It served as a connection between the East Coast and the Midwest United States.
It enabled immediate long-distance communication.
It enabled easier movement of people and shipment of goods.
It enabled easier movement of people and shipment of goods.
200
Q9
Which of the following items can be added to the chart?
provided a land route from New York to the Midwest
provided a cheaper means of shipping goods from the Midwest
it helped with the picking of cotton
provided a cheaper means of shipping goods from the Midwest
200
Q15
Why did President James Polk push for annexation of Texas?
He wanted to move the American Indians farther westward.
He was concerned about Mexico invading the eastern United States.
He wanted to expand U.S. territory.
He wanted to expand U.S. territory.
300
Q2
The differences between these two maps resulted from the–
Adam-Onis Treaty
Missouri Compromise
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
300
Who invented the telegraph?
Robert Fuller
Samuel Morse
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Samuel Morse
300
Q13
What was a direct result of Texas joining the United States?
Citizens of Texas had to give up their slaves.
Texas settlers were forced to move west.
War broke out between the United States and Mexico.
War broke out between the United States and Mexico.
300
Which law forced many American Indian tribes to move west of the Mississippi in the 1830s?
Indian Removal Act
Louisiana Purchase
California Gold Rush
Indian Removal Act
400
Q4
Which item in the painting above by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze best represents Manifest Destiny?
the people tending the sick
the covered wagons heading westward
the horses
the covered wagons heading westward
400
Who invented the steamboat?
Samuel Morse
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Robert Fuller
Robert Fuller
400
Q5
Which of the following can be added to the above chart of causes of the War of 1812?
Boston Tea Party
the American alliance with France
border conflict in the Northwest Territory
the American alliance with France
400
Q11
What was the goal of the Indian Removal Act?
To force the tribes to move to defend Indian Territory.
To negotiate a land swap with the tribes to move them westward
To force the American Indians to give up all claims to the land ownership
To negotiate a land swap with the tribes to move them westward
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY Q3
Explain Manifest Destiny
Americans in the 1800s believed the United States should move west and spread across the land from the East Coast to the West Coast.
500
Q8
Which inventions or developments improved long-distance communication most?
canals
the telegraph
steamboats
the telegraph
500
Q14
What was the effect of the discovery of gold in California?
There was a mass migration to California.
California became a leader in environmental protection.
A group of rebels declared independence from Mexico.
There was a mass migration to California.
500
Q10
Which of the following was NOT an influence of American Settlers on Native American tribes?
hunting for food
Exposed them to new diseases
conversion to Christianity
hunting for food